Lawyer Salaries. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that the median annual wage for lawyers was about $114,970 in 2014, with the top 10 percent of earners taking home more than $187,199 per year.ecent data found that lawyers with ten or more years of experience working in a small law firm earned between $96,250 and $161,500, while those with only one-to-three years of experience earned between $56,500 and $90,250.
A trial court or court of first instance is a court having original jurisdiction, in which trials takes place. A trial court of general jurisdiction is authorized to hear some type of civil or criminal case that is not committed exclusively to another court.
What is the difference between trial and appellate courts? In both state and federal courts, there are trial courts, where cases are first heard, and appellate or âhigherâ courts, which review decisions from trial courts. To appeal a case means to petition an appellate court to overturn or modify a decision of the trial or âlowerâ court. (See Appealing a Conviction and Criminal Writs.) In the state systems, the names of criminal courts vary greatly from state to state.